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The history of the music industry is inevitably also the story of the development of technology. From the player piano to the vinyl disc, from reel-to-reel tape to the cassette, from the CD to the digital download, these formats and devices changed not only the way music was consumed, but the very way artists created it.
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

Meaning of "player piano" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLAYER PIANO

player piano play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLAYER PIANO

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Player piano is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PLAYER PIANO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Player piano

A player piano is a self-playing piano, containing a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism that operates the piano action via pre-programmed music perforated paper, or in rare instances, metallic rolls. The rise of the player piano grew with the rise of the mass-produced piano for the home in the late 19th and early 20th century. Sales peaked in 1924, then declined as the improvement in phonograph recordings due to electrical recording methods developed in the mid-1920s. The advent of electrical amplification in home music reproduction via radio in the same period helped cause their eventual decline in popularity, and the stock market crash of 1929 virtually wiped out production.

Definition of player piano in the English dictionary

The definition of player piano in the dictionary is a mechanical piano; Pianola.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLAYER PIANO

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PLAYER PIANO

boliviano
Ciano
cottage piano
electric piano
forte-piano
fortepiano
Gentile da Fabriano
grand piano
Marciano
parmigiano
Parmigiano Reggiano
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siciliano
square piano
street piano
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Synonyms and antonyms of player piano in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «player piano» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLAYER PIANO

Find out the translation of player piano to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of player piano from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «player piano» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

演奏钢琴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pianista
570 millions of speakers

English

player piano
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खिलाड़ी पियानो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لاعب البيانو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фортепьяно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pianista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্লেয়ার পিয়ানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piano
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemain piano
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Player Piano
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自動ピアノ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플레이어 피아노
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pemain piano
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người chơi đàn piano
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீரர் பியானோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खेळाडू पियानो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Oyuncu piyano
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pianista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pianista
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фортепьяно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pianist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πιανίστας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speler klavier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spelande piano
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spiller piano
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of player piano

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAYER PIANO»

The term «player piano» is normally little used and occupies the 117.327 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about player piano

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3 QUOTES WITH «PLAYER PIANO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word player piano.
1
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
The history of the music industry is inevitably also the story of the development of technology. From the player piano to the vinyl disc, from reel-to-reel tape to the cassette, from the CD to the digital download, these formats and devices changed not only the way music was consumed, but the very way artists created it.
2
William Gaddis
I see the player piano as the grandfather of the computer, the ancestor of the entire nightmare we live in, the birth of the binary world where there is no option other than yes or no and where there is no refuge.
3
Charles Petzold
A MIDI file contains coded instructions to play a particular series of notes on an electronic music synthesizer. A MIDI file is more like a piano roll in a player piano than any type of sound recording.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAYER PIANO»

Discover the use of player piano in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to player piano and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Player Piano
Kurt Vonnegut’s first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines.
Kurt Vonnegut, 2009
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Player Piano
The novel embodies all of Vonenegut’s concerns and what he takes to be the great dilemma of the technologically overpowered century: the spiritual needs of the population in no way serve the economies of technology and post-technology.
Kurt Vonnegut, 2010
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Player Piano
Vonnegut’s first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines.
Kurt Vonnegut, 1999
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Player Piano: Servicing and Rebuilding
For beginners and experienced technicians alike.
Arthur A. Reblitz, 1997
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Player Piano Servicing & Rebuilding: A Treatise on how ...
Surveys the various types of player pianos and provides advice on the restoration and maintenance of an antique player piano
Arthur A. Reblitz, 1985
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Inventing Entertainment: The Player Piano and the Origins of ...
Brian Dolan's social and cultural history of the music business in relation to the history of the player piano is a critical chapter in the story of contemporary life.
Brian Dolan, 2009
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Rebuilding the Player Piano
Instructions On How To Rebuild The Player Piano And Related Instruments.
Larry Givens, 2013
8
The Player Piano Mouse
Melody the mouse loves to sit and watch Scott Joplin play the piano and compose songs, but when she is chased away by the mean cat Max, she discovers her true musical talent.
Adam Dachman, 2008
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Pianos and Their Makers: A Comprehensive History of the ...
Traces the development of stringed keyboard instruments, focusing on the nineteenth-century piano, its designers, and manufacturers.
Alfred Dolge, 1911
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Player Piano: Poems
The thirty-five poems in Player Piano are clear yet complicated, unsettling, sometimes mysterious; Hilberry is chiefly interested in themes of transformation. --Louisiana University Press.
Conrad Hilberry, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAYER PIANO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term player piano is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kanye's Steve McQueen-Directed Clip For "All Day/I Feel Like That …
SWISH is due out at some indeterminate point this year and knowing Kanye, will probably only be available on player piano roll. Photo: Prince ... «Pedestrian TV, Jul 15»
2
Queen of Seattle paddle-wheeler still for sale
She loves to party, and has her own bar, cabaret stage, dance floor, player piano and 38-whistle calliope. There's even a touch of mystery in ... «Longview Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Alarm Will Sound Breathes Life Into The Player Piano
Study #2a, performed alone by the player piano, opened the program. Alarm Will Sound echoed this mechanical “performance” with a version ... «I CARE IF YOU LISTEN, Jul 15»
4
A Concert by the Man Who Knows Everything About Jazz
To unravel the intricate mysteries of syncopation and improvisation, Mr. Hyman slowed down the rolls on his family's player piano and listened ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Musbach Museum preserves Scribner-area history
Some of the most cherished pieces on display include an old pioneer wagon, donated from a family in the Oakland area, a player piano that still ... «Fremont Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Texas A&M Students 3D Print A Unique Robotic DJ
... pre-programmed scratch routines, and second the turntable equivalent of a “player piano” which employs music loops and random patterns. «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
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At quarter of its value, Queen of Seattle paddle-wheeler still for sale
She loves to party, and has her own bar, cabaret stage, dance floor, player piano and 38-whistle calliope. There's even a touch of mystery in ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
8
At the Whitney, Back to the Gutsy '80s
... who works with brain waves and electronic sounds, and Conlon Nancarrow, a little-known virtuosic composer for automated player piano. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
9
Bringing instrument back to life
Rick LaBrune always wanted a player piano. His friend, Don Wigent, who he met through Greenville's popular “Carolina Chord Connection ... «Greenville Daily Reflector, Jul 15»
10
MB&F's audio ode to Star Wars
Retro applications for music playback have been covered before in this column, most recently Steinway's modern take on the player piano, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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